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Got a 2006 ram 1500 4x4 with rough country leveling struts on it. Bought some bilstein 5100 to swap them out with and running into the issue of not having the oem lower spring seats. What all years can I get the seats from? Or has anyone found another work around for this issue? Thanks in advance
 

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Exchange the 5100s for 6112s if you can. they come with the spring seat.

Dodge dosent sell the spring seats for some reason.
 
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Exchange the 5100s for 6112s if you can. they come with the spring seat.

Dodge dosent sell the spring seats for some reason.
Are the 6112s adjustable? I'm running bigger tires and still need the level
 

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You local wrecker or a suspension shop should have lots of spring seats lying around.
 

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Looks like the struts for a 4th gen will fit the 3rd gens as well if you wanted to go the 6112 route. You may want to do the diff drop kit from zone if you haven’t already if you are going 2” or higher. The 5100 are a different part number but .1” different in length from 2006 to 2010. Not sure if the lower control arm mount is the same but the upper you would be using your upper anyways.
 
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Looks like the struts for a 4th gen will fit the 3rd gens as well if you wanted to go the 6112 route. You may want to do the diff drop kit from zone if you haven’t already if you are going 2” or higher. The 5100 are a different part number but .1” different in length from 2006 to 2010. Not sure if the lower control arm mount is the same but the upper you would be using your upper anyways.
So relatively speaking I can use the spring seat off a 4th gen ram as well?
 

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That I’m not sure on. Was more a speculation on using the 6112. Best bet may be a junkyard and disassemble a set of stock struts
 
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You local wrecker or a suspension shop should have lots of spring seats lying around.
Biggest ***** is finding oem ones. Aftermarket are different seats. And I can't find any off a 06, 07, or 08 for partially cheap
 
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That I’m not sure on. Was more a speculation on using the 6112. Best bet may be a junkyard and disassemble a set of stock struts
Appreciate it man. I thought I found some oem the other day and bought them. Turned out to be kyb with the metal style seat like oem
 

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Got a 2006 ram 1500 4x4 with rough country leveling struts on it. Bought some bilstein 5100 to swap them out with and running into the issue of not having the oem lower spring seats. What all years can I get the seats from? Or has anyone found another work around for this issue? Thanks in advance
I just bought mine as well and could not get the old ones off. Bought some oem seats that theoretically should work, will let you know
 

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Sorry for the late reply, ended up getting on eBay

B4-KT1-Z237A01

This SKU came directly from Bilstein
 

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Have the 5100 installed, put on the 2.1 and Now i’m .25” high in the front
 

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